LIGHT TRANSMISSIBLE RESONATORS FOR CIRCUIT AND ANTENNA APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A circuit for an electronic device having a non-planar transparent resonator wherein the transparent resonator is mounted on said circuit so as to at least partially occupy a footprint of another component of the circuit and wherein said transparent resonator forms part of a light pathway for transmitting light to or from said another component.
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Abstract
Provided is a circuit for an electronic device having a non-planar transparent resonator. The transparent resonator is mounted on said circuit so as to at least partially occupy a footprint of another component of the circuit. The transparent resonator forms part of a light pathway on said circuit for transmitting light to or from said another component. Also provided is a transparent dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) for optical applications. Since the DRA is transparent, it can let light pass through itself and, thus, the light can be utilized by an optical part of a system or device. The transparent DRA can be placed on top of a solar cell. Since the DRA does not block the light, the light can reach the solar cell panel and power can be generated for the system or device. The system or device so obtained is very compact because no extra footprint is needed within the system or device for the DRA. It finds application in compact wireless applications that need a self-sustaining power device.
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24 Claims
- 1. A circuit for an electronic device having a non-planar transparent resonator wherein the transparent resonator is mounted on said circuit so as to at least partially occupy a footprint of another component of the circuit and wherein said transparent resonator forms part of a light pathway for transmitting light to or from said another component.
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8. A dielectric resonator antenna ‘
- DRA’
comprising;a dielectric resonator element; a ground plane; and a strip feedline for the dielectric resonator element; wherein the material comprising the dielectric resonator element comprises a material that is transmissable to light at optical frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- DRA’
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15. An electronic device including a dielectric resonator antenna ‘
- DRA’
comprising;a dielectric resonator element; a ground plane; and a strip feedline for the dielectric resonator element; wherein the material comprising the dielectric resonator element comprises a material that is transmissable to light at optical frequencies, and wherein the dielectric resonator antenna functions as an antenna of said electronic device and wherein said dielectric resonator antenna is positioned in said device so that the dielectric resonator element is located so as to intercept light travelling along a light pathway of said device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- DRA’
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24. A method of producing a dielectric resonator antenna dielectric resonator antenna ‘
- DRA’
comprising;
a dielectric resonator element;
a ground plane; and
a strip feedline for the dielectric resonator element;
wherein the material comprising the dielectric resonator element comprises a material that is transmissable to light at optical frequencies;
the method comprising;
providing a dielectric resonator antenna ‘
DRA’
having;
a dielectric resonator element;
a ground plane; and
a strip feedline for the dielectric resonator element; and
forming the dielectric resonator element from a material that is transmissable to light at optical frequencies.
- DRA’
Specification